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Record the final room quote, nights and applicable taxes or compulsory property charges. Add daily meals, local transport and attractions per person, then flights, intercity journeys, insurance and other one-off party costs.

A free-admission collection can still involve transport, reservation or other spending. Compare the whole day rather than assuming the attraction’s headline price describes the trip budget.

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The calculator starts with zero cost amounts. Enter your quotes and a contingency; shared rooms, per-person daily costs and one-off party expenses are separate inputs.

Compare a better-positioned base or fewer accommodation changes with repeated transport costs. An arithmetic result cannot confirm whether the entered prices are current or whether every cost has been included.

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New York CityDiscover ten selected New York attractions, from the harbour islands to art, parks, bridges, memorials and skyline viewpoints. Choose experiences by district and interest, with distinct visitor routes and admission arrangements.

Washington, D.C.Explore six selected Washington experiences: Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, two Smithsonian museums, the U.S. Capitol and National Gallery of Art. Compare the reservation, entrance and route requirements before choosing your day.

BostonSix published Boston dossiers: a Freedom Trail route guide plus Boston Common, Faneuil Hall, USS Constitution, the MFA and the Central Library. Choose a historic cluster, a Charlestown outing or a collection-led day rather than treating every stop as one continuous walk.

Commemorative mosaic at the Boston Latin School site on the Freedom Trail; a detail of the route, not its complete walking map.

ChicagoSix published Chicago guides: Millennium Park, the Art Institute, Skydeck at Willis Tower, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Navy Pier. Choose a downtown, collection-led or waterfront day instead of treating every landmark as one continuous outing.

Millennium Park in Chicago, with the surrounding downtown setting.

San FranciscoSix published guides cover Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Ferry Building, Golden Gate Park, California Academy of Sciences and Palace of Fine Arts. Alcatraz has a reviewed temporary closure notice; choose each district and actual visitor entrance deliberately.

Golden Gate Bridge viewed from Battery East on the San Francisco side.

Los AngelesSix published choices: Getty Center, Griffith Observatory, Hollywood Walk of Fame, The Broad, LACMA and Union Station. Plan by district and actual entrance; these do not form one continuous walking route.

Aerial view of the Getty Center campus; current visitor arrangements require a separate check.

Your party budget in USD

Enter your own quotes. Costs start at zero so no unverified market price is implied. Room cost is shared; food, local transport and activities are per person per day. One-off costs cover the whole party.

Sources and scope

Reviewed 9 November 2026. Area comparisons and routes are editorial suggestions. Confirm current entry, opening, conditions, prices and availability for your dates; no booking is made by this guide.

New York City: sales tax scope ↗

Destination DC: free things to do ↗

NPS: Boston visitor planning ↗

Choose Chicago: official visitor planning ↗

San Francisco Travel: official visitor planning ↗

NPS: Alcatraz current conditions ↗

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